Casium \ka-zē-əm\
Noun
Company that provides content on management topics to business schools, publications and corporations. Focuses on salient facts and potential management lessons, as in business school cases. Emphasizes clarity through tight writing and concise charting.
Leadership
Our leadership case studies focus on what makes chief executives great leaders. Although most cases are based on direct interviews with CEOs and chairmen, some cases have also been focused on the top business school professors (e.g. from INSEAD, IMD, Stanford and other universities) and their extensive research.
Taking over the CEO position
This case study, via an exclusive interview with recently appointed director general of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Chandrajit Banerjee, presented leadership skills in practice. The case focused on how Banerjee leads the organization through changes designed to help it better serve the growth and globalization of Indian industry.
Leadership for intrapreneurship
Here we analyzed at the leadership methods of Kishore Biyani, CEO of India's largest retail conglomerate, Future Group. The study points out Biyani's willingness and ability to delegate. In effect, he leads by setting an example and delegating leadership. His intrapreneurial mindset leads to a less regimented group, one less focused on strategic planning and on control than on trying to anticipate customers' desires through close and continuous contact.
Cementing extraordinary growth
How CEMEX, a small family-owned Mexican cement maker leaped into the big league, becoming one of the leading global cement players. Includes insight from IMD's leading professor Donald Marchand. This case places a spotlight on post-merger integration, a key success (or failure) factor for companies that grow by acquisition. What can one learn from how CEMEX managed dozens of acquisitions in less than 20 years?
